Light and space in Blackrock for €825,000

The owner of 46 Avondale Lawn has completely refurbished her four-bedroom semi, turning it into a light-filled and family-friendly home.

She extended the original formal sittingroom, moving the partition wall to accommodate a piano.

The room, which overlooks the front of the house, has an open fire that features a flue that you can shut to exclude down-draughts when the fire isn’t lit.

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Double doors lead through to the large open kitchen/ living/diningroom.

When the family entertains, she opens these doors to keep an eye on the kids while leaving them free to run around this large room space and on out to the south-facing garden.

This room has been extended to accommodate a living space overlooking the garden, a dining area and a kitchen of painted units that has a triangular-shaped island-cum-breakfast bar.

The main sink overlooks the garden and there is a second sink set into the island.

A large cupboard conceals the children's many toys, and in the utility room the owner installed an airing cupboard, a built-in unit fitted with a radiator and rails to keep the laundry out of sight.

The mature garden has an Indian sandstone patio, a small lawn, shrubbery, a palm tree and a garden shed.

Upstairs there are four bedrooms – three good doubles and a single – and a family bathroom.

Measuring 158sq m/1,701sq ft, there is scope to further extend into the garage as many neighbours have done.

The property is asking €825,000 through agents DNG.